Quake felt in the Goulburn Murray

Geoscience Australia says the magnitude five-point-three quake struck shortly before nine o'clock, with the epicentre south-west of Moe in Gippsland.

Adam Pascale from the ES and S Seismology Research Centre in Victoria told the ABC Goulburn Murray Mornings program that tremors were felt hundreds of kilometres from the epicentre.

He said people should expect aftershocks.

"They're continuing, every few minutes there's a little one. We expect them to continue for weeks, months. For this size of earthquake we've generally had continuing events for extended periods of times, up to years."

Lachlan Quick from the SES says there have been several minor aftershocks throughout the night.

He says there have been no reports of damage in the Goulburn Murray region.

"We do have some concerns with businesses opening up this morning. We would urge anyone who's got any degree of damage to any property be it a home a shed or in fact a business not to open your doors to the general public or any other people just until it's been assessed properly by a building professional. There is a continuing risk of building collapse, especially if we have another strong aftershock."

Eric from Kergunyah says he felt the house shake. "It sounded like a strong gust of wind came roaring along and then the house started to shake, more importantly the bed started to shake."

Myrhee resident David Evans says he felt a gentle swaying during the earthquake. "I was just sitting on a chair in my office talking on the telephone to my brother in Yarrawonga and the room started to sway, a little bit like if you've been in a boat on a gentle swell on the sea. It lasted about five or six seconds and I said to my brother about it and a few seconds later he said we've just felt the same thing here, about 10 seconds apart I reckon."

On social media, people have been reporting feeling the earthquake in Albury, Finley, Myrtleford, Numurkah, Porepunkah, Rushworth, Springhurst, Tocumwal, Wodonga and Wangaratta.